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| Title | The Children's Companion (pp. 40-41) |
| Author | Berquin, M. (Arnaud), 1747-1791 |
| Publisher | Crissy, J.
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| Publisher Location | United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Publication Date | 1840 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
A mixture of lessons on behavior and science in which Little Adrian learns about things such as obedience, justice, clouds, the growth of plants, and how paper is made.
This section is on "Property; or, Yours and Mine." The illustration depicts a young girl destroying a garden by tearing up a lettuce patch. |
| Contextual Notes | M. Arnaud Berquin was a French children's author whose stories often consisted of everday scenes that a child might encounter. He also pictured reading as a family activity and many of his stories are written as plays with parts for every family member. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Conduct of life--Juvenile literature |
| Category | Natural sciences
Moral instruction
Manners and social etiquette
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0602 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PQ 1957 B455 L5813 1840 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [5] 6-143 p.: illustrated; 17.5 x 11.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 19.10 |
